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Madagascar

RATSIRAKA & CO.

Two of head of state Didier Ratsiraka's children have recently gone into business, according to the Official Gazette (N° 2569 [...]

Subscribers only 08.05.1999

PIERROT RAJAONARIVELO

Madagascar's deputy prime minister is, with Ms. Gisèle Rabesahala, one [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.05.1999

DIFFICULT DOOR-TO-DOOR IN JOBURG

"If you're expecting the government to pay you, you can [...]

Subscribers only 08.05.1999

ETERNAL PROBLEM OF FISCAL REVENUE

Madagascar's fiscal revenues were, again at the end of March, well below objectives fixed by the International Monetary Fund and [...]

Subscribers only 24.04.1999

LICENCE IS MONEY-EARNER FOR DIGITEL

US firm Digitel Inc is believed to be interested in [...]

Subscribers only 24.04.1999

THE BEAUVAIS-ANTANANARIVO AXIS

A special envoy of Malagasy ex-prime minister Norbert Lala Ratsirahonana (today leader of the opposition party AVI) went to Beauvais [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.04.1999

TASK FORCE - OR PARALLEL ADMINISTRATION

The task force that head of state Didier Ratsiraka put in place several weeks ago to improve collection of fiscal [...]

Subscribers only 17.04.1999

BETTER MANAGEMENT FOR FOREIGN DEBT

The split management of Madagascar's foreign debt between the Treasury directorate general (TDG) and Banque Centrale de Madagascar (BCM) means [...]

Subscribers only 17.04.1999

NELSON VICTOR ANDRIAMANOHISOA

It is indeed the latter who is Madagascar's ambassador to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.04.1999

BRINKS FRANCE'S PROJECT

Brinks France (transport of funds, security) has an investment project [...]

Subscribers only 17.04.1999

Spotlight
THE (BLUE) GOLD RUSH

Since the middle of last year, more than US$100 million worth of sapphires are believed to have been mined on Madagascar, especially in the southern part of the country, where income from the 'blue gold' is busy dethroning that coming [.

Subscribers only 10.04.1999

BIOMAD AFFAIR

Ms. Nadine Carron, board chairman of Biomad, has contested a report in The Indian Ocean Newsletter (ION 851) that Madagascar's [...]

Subscribers only 10.04.1999

ALINE MARA

It is finally to the ministry of craft industries and industrialization directed by Mamy Ratovomalala that Ms. Aline Ralainarivo Mara [...]

Subscribers only 10.04.1999

Spotlight
SADC'S TROJAN HORSE

The 140 companies with French shareholders established in the Republic of South Africa not having allowed France to top a 4 percent level of market share in this country and a 2 percent level in Southern African Development Community member-states, [.

Subscribers only Politics 03.04.1999

THIERRY HAUTANT

French boss of several companies specializes in the spice trade and based in Ireland, United States, Rome and Paris, Thierry [...]

Subscribers only 03.04.1999

OVERBIDDING FOR SOLIMA

The small petroleum distribution company Galana Petroleum Ltd which has [...]

Subscribers only 03.04.1999

LOAN IN WORKS FOR MICRO POWER STATION

The European Commission will shortly ask the European Development Fund [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.1999

CUSTOMS TARGET MORE FIRMS

It is not just companies owned by Karana (businessmen of Indian Sub-continent origin) such as Naza Electronic and Ocean Trade [...]

Subscribers only 27.03.1999

FAIRYTALE PRINCESS

Madagascar's ambassador to France Malalazoa Raholison recently managed to get a hefty discount to settle his embassy's bill with the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.03.1999

LEADER COMES UNDER FIRE

The vice president of the National Assembly and member of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.03.1999

HIRIDJEE FAMILY IN THE SIGHTS

The deputy prime minister and minister for the budget Pierrot Rajaonarivelo gave his approval on March 12 for a series [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.1999

DIFFICULT MAKE-OVER FOR THE OPPOSITION

Despite the prefecture's refusal of authorization, Rassemblement pour la Défense des Valeurs Républicaines (RDVR, radical opposition) organized a street demonstration [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.03.1999

DANIEL PICQ

The manager of the Madagascar-registered company Victory Mining is believed to have serious problems with Madagascar's secret services (Direction Générale [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.1999

PRESIDENT'S SON IN SAPPHIRES

The interests of the son of head of state Didier Ratsiraka in exploiting sapphire deposits in the south of the [...]

Subscribers only 13.03.1999

THREE ANGRY BOARD CHAIRMEN

Three board chairmen of state-owned companies are these days showing sharp signs of annoyance with their supervising ministries and the [...]

Subscribers only 13.03.1999

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Madagascar

RATSIRAKA & CO.

PIERROT RAJAONARIVELO

DIFFICULT DOOR-TO-DOOR IN JOBURG

ETERNAL PROBLEM OF FISCAL REVENUE

LICENCE IS MONEY-EARNER FOR DIGITEL

THE BEAUVAIS-ANTANANARIVO AXIS

TASK FORCE - OR PARALLEL ADMINISTRATION

BETTER MANAGEMENT FOR FOREIGN DEBT

NELSON VICTOR ANDRIAMANOHISOA

BRINKS FRANCE'S PROJECT

Spotlight
THE (BLUE) GOLD RUSH

BIOMAD AFFAIR

ALINE MARA

Spotlight
SADC'S TROJAN HORSE

THIERRY HAUTANT

OVERBIDDING FOR SOLIMA

LOAN IN WORKS FOR MICRO POWER STATION

CUSTOMS TARGET MORE FIRMS

FAIRYTALE PRINCESS

LEADER COMES UNDER FIRE

HIRIDJEE FAMILY IN THE SIGHTS

DIFFICULT MAKE-OVER FOR THE OPPOSITION

DANIEL PICQ

PRESIDENT'S SON IN SAPPHIRES

THREE ANGRY BOARD CHAIRMEN

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Ibrahim Traoré

Virtus Minerals

Paul Kagame

Savannah Energy

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Madagascar

RATSIRAKA & CO.

PIERROT RAJAONARIVELO

DIFFICULT DOOR-TO-DOOR IN JOBURG

ETERNAL PROBLEM OF FISCAL REVENUE

LICENCE IS MONEY-EARNER FOR DIGITEL

THE BEAUVAIS-ANTANANARIVO AXIS

TASK FORCE - OR PARALLEL ADMINISTRATION

BETTER MANAGEMENT FOR FOREIGN DEBT

NELSON VICTOR ANDRIAMANOHISOA

BRINKS FRANCE'S PROJECT

Spotlight THE (BLUE) GOLD RUSH

BIOMAD AFFAIR

ALINE MARA

Spotlight SADC'S TROJAN HORSE

THIERRY HAUTANT

OVERBIDDING FOR SOLIMA

LOAN IN WORKS FOR MICRO POWER STATION

CUSTOMS TARGET MORE FIRMS

FAIRYTALE PRINCESS

LEADER COMES UNDER FIRE

HIRIDJEE FAMILY IN THE SIGHTS

DIFFICULT MAKE-OVER FOR THE OPPOSITION

DANIEL PICQ

PRESIDENT'S SON IN SAPPHIRES

THREE ANGRY BOARD CHAIRMEN

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Spotlight
THE (BLUE) GOLD RUSH

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SADC'S TROJAN HORSE